Expansion of High-Temperature, High-Voltage and Long-Life Products for Strategic Markets

「The KHR series now offers extended-length sizes of up to 100 mm to meet this demand. Compared with existing products of the same size, capacitance has increased by approximately 25% on average. In addition, the company added products with new rated voltages to its existing lineup of conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for 48 V DC power supply systems, which are widely used in AI servers.」

「The company developed the HXG series of conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors, offering higher capacitance and support for higher ripple currents than existing products, and proposed them for increasingly sophisticated equipment, including automotive equipment.」

「For aluminum electrolytic capacitors, the company developed the HXK Series of chip-type conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors, achieving the industry's highest capacitance. It contributes to smaller and lighter electronic control units (ECUs) and greater functionality in increasingly electrified vehicles.」

「In product development, the company developed products suited to automobiles, communications infrastructure and other applications. The PXY Series of chip-type conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors is a highly reliable product that successfully suppresses leakage current caused by thermal stress during soldering and reduces its variation. To meet strong demand for high-capacitance products, the company also added larger-size products to the existing HXK Series of chip-type conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors.」

「For aluminum electrolytic capacitors, the company developed the HXK Series of chip-type conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors, achieving the industry's highest capacitance. It contributes to smaller and lighter electronic control units (ECUs) and greater functionality in increasingly electrified vehicles.」

「In product development, the company developed the HXK Series of high-capacitance conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for automotive applications and the KHF Series of lead-type aluminum electrolytic capacitors for digital equipment, with an expanded size range, thereby expanding the product lineup.」

「In product development, the company expanded the product lineup by developing new products in the board-mounting aluminum electrolytic capacitor KHU and LHU Series with voltage ranges and sizes suited to applications such as server power supplies.」

「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「For the automotive market, the company developed the chip-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor MZT Series, achieving up to 50% higher capacitance and addressing the need for smaller, higher-density electronic circuit boards. For industrial equipment such as general-purpose inverters and power conditioners for solar power generation systems, it developed the board-mounting aluminum electrolytic capacitors KHU Series and LHU Series, achieving up to 60% higher capacitance than existing products. For the ICT market, it developed the chip-type conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor PNA Series, offering high heat resistance, high humidity resistance and a long service life, as an optimal product for 5G base stations.」

「In product development, the company newly developed the lead-type electric double-layer capacitor DKH Series, with a higher voltage than existing products, for automotive power backup applications. It also developed new products with higher ripple current in the conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitor HXF Series for circuit units such as DC/DC converters and inverters, expanding the product lineup.」

「For 5G mobile base stations, which require high-heat-resistance, long-life and high-capacitance capacitors, the company developed the lead-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor GXM Series. It achieved approximately 1.7 times the service life and 61% higher capacitance than existing products, contributing to greater equipment reliability and smaller sizes.」

「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「In product development during the first 6 months of the fiscal year, the company newly developed the HXU Series of chip-type conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for applications such as automotive electrical equipment, industrial equipment and communications base stations, where long life and high heat resistance are required. The series uses the company's proprietary technology to limit evaporation of the electrolyte inside the capacitor, achieving a longer service life in high-temperature environments. The company also developed the KVA Series, KVB Series and LVA Series of board-mount aluminum electrolytic capacitors for onboard chargers in electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles.」

「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「For the automotive market, where electrification is advancing against the backdrop of efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, the company developed the new HXF Series of chip-type conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors. For onboard chargers in electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, it developed the lead-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor KXQ Series, achieving up to 60% higher capacitance than existing products. It also developed the KVJ Series of metal-cap multilayer ceramic capacitors, increasing heat resistance to 150°C and contributing to smaller electrical equipment.」

「There were no material changes in the status of the Group’s research and development activities during the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year.」

「The company also newly developed and launched the HX D Series and HSD Series of conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for applications including next-generation data center servers, as well as the KXN Series of high-capacitance lead-type aluminum electrolytic capacitors for digital consumer electronics power supplies and other applications.」

「In addition to focusing on developing products for priority strategic markets」

「In product development, anticipating demand for inverter systems such as X-ray power supplies and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), the company newly developed the high-capacitance aluminum electrolytic capacitor RWU/RWX Series using in-house-developed capacitor materials. It also enhanced the product lineup by adding high-capacitance products to the conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitor PSG Series, targeting charging adapters for smartphones and portable gaming devices.」

「In product development, targeting the strategic automotive market, the company developed the lead-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor GQB Series and chip-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor MXB Series, with heat resistance increased to 150°C for use in the high-temperature environment of engine compartments. It also worked to improve the heat resistance and service life of lead-type conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors and successfully developed the HSF Series, guaranteed for 2,000 hours at 150°C.」

「In product development, the company developed the chip-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor MZS Series for power backup in car navigation systems, car audio systems and other applications, achieving up to 40% higher capacitance than existing products. It also developed 600 V-rated products for medical equipment power supplies and other applications in the board-mounting aluminum electrolytic capacitor LXS Series and KMS Series, which are being sold to industrial equipment applications such as solar power conditioners and industrial robots, thereby enhancing the product lineup.」

「In product development, the company developed numerous new products for the automotive, industrial equipment and communications infrastructure markets, achieving smaller sizes, higher capacitance and greater functionality than existing products. For industrial equipment such as industrial robots, it developed the board-mounting aluminum electrolytic capacitor KHE Series, achieving a smaller size than existing products by leveraging its strength in materials technology. It also developed products with even higher capacitance in the chip-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor MHS Series, whose sales expansion for communications infrastructure such as mobile base stations began in 2016, thereby expanding the product lineup.」

「In product development, the company developed numerous new products for strategic markets expected to generate sales growth, achieving smaller sizes, higher capacitance and greater functionality than existing products. For the networking market, it developed the chip-type aluminum electrolytic capacitor MHS Series for communications infrastructure such as mobile base stations, using its strength in materials technology to achieve 2.4 times the capacitance of existing products and a longer service life guaranteed for 5,000 hours at 125°C. For the consumer appliance market, particularly air conditioners, it developed the board-mounting aluminum electrolytic capacitor KLA Series, improving heat resistance over existing products and increasing durability to a guarantee of 3,000 hours at 105°C.」

「The company increased heat resistance to 135°C and achieved higher permissible ripple current than existing products, and will propose these products as contributing to longer service lives and smaller sizes for electronic control units. For automotive multilayer ceramic capacitors, it developed and began mass production of the chip-type KVF Series and lead-type KVD Series, both with heat resistance increased to 150°C. It also developed the DXG Series, with heat resistance increased to 85°C, for the DLCAP™ electric double-layer capacitors used in regenerative braking systems.」